Our proposals and positions

AFFORDABLE CITY

Affordable housing, public transportation, and public utilities

Measured by a relative decline in household expenses.

Public investments for us— streets not special interests
Focus residential tax abatement on affordable housing
Support tenant rights and tenant unions
Encourage community land trusts
Develop ways to limit out-of-state LLCs from purchasing rental properties and enforce building codes on such owners
Support for ethical landlords
Develop programs to help seniors to stay in their homes
Experiment with innovative, low-cost home construction methods
Change zoning to encourage higher density, affordable housing along transit corridors
Move towards free and expanded public transit
Develop programs to help people pay utility bills to reduce energy and water use.
Encourage Cleveland Public Power investments that lower energy costs, improve reliability, and speed the transition to affordable green power

Education, jobs, and living wages

Measured by a lower poverty rate and improved state school report card.

Continue Say Yes to Cleveland free college program
Expand training and apprenticeship programs for jobs in the trades
Guarantee living wages for jobs in the city
Develop subsidies tied to job development for city residents at prevailing wages
Support union organizing
Welcome immigrants to our city

Healthy homes, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food

Measured by decrease in health disparities, falling crime rates.

Make all housing lead safe by 2030
Make safety a public health issue through investments in violence prevention, mental health services, youth programs, alternative policing programs
Eliminate food deserts
Expand community gardens
Make parks and playgrounds centers for active living
Create pedestrian amenities to encourage walking
Create an aggressive anti-smoking campaign
Assure accessible health care for all

Excellent public services and government by the people

Measured by voter turnout in elections.

Maximize use and satisfaction with the 311 system for accessing city services
Transparency in city government
Initiate a participatory budgeting program
Establish term limits for city council president
Establish a new system for creating fair ward maps
Develop a campaign to increase voter turnout
Reform municipal campaign financing by making it possible for more people to donate small amounts to campaigns (e.g., with public matching or voucher programs) and by curbing the impact of large donations (e.g., by lowering contributions limits, establishing spending limits, and increasing penalties for and enforcement of campaign finance violations)